يَقُولُونَ أَءِنَّا لَمَرْدُودُونَ فِى ٱلْحَافِرَةِ
Easy-read (simplified)yaqooloona a'innaa lamardoodoona fee l-haafirah
DIN 31635yaqūlūna ʾaʾinnā lamardūdūna fī l-ḥāfirati
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
The translators word this verse differently
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They say, "Are we to be restored to the original condition?
Talal Itani, ClearQuran ·ClearQuran, "God" edition, EPUB·Talal Itani / ClearQuran.com ·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International·retrieved 7 Sep 2026
Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com https://clearquran.com
(Now) they are saying: Shall we really be restored to our first state
Translation Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran·Public domain — copyright term expired
Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran ·1930 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
They say, 'Shall we be sent back to our old course
Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an ·1880 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
The infidels will say, "Shall we indeed be restored as at first
Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an ·1861 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
The infidels say, shall we surely be made to return whence we came
Translation George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an ·1734 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Ata thonë: "Vallë, a do të kthehemi sërish në jetë?!
তারা বলে, ‘আমরা কি সত্যিই (মৃত্যুর পর) আবার আগের অবস্থায় ফিরিয়ে দেওয়া হব?’
Govore oni: “Zar ćemo, zaista, u kaburovima biti vraćeni u život?
Govore oni: “Zar ćemo, zaista, u grobovima biti vraćeni u život?
Heɓe mbi'a mbela komin ruttatooɓe no min ngonirnoo.
ისინი ამბობენ: «ნუთუ ჩვენ დაგვაბრუნებენ პირვანდელ მდგომარეობაში?
Sie sagen: „Sollen wir wirklich aus den Gräbern (in unseren früheren Zustand) zurückgebracht werden?
Λένε (οι άπιστοι κατά την εγκόσμια ζωή διαψεύδοντας την ανάσταση): «Μα είναι δυνατόν ότι θα επανέλθουμε ξανά στην πρότερή μας κατάσταση πάνω στη Γη (δηλ. ζωντανοί);
वे कहते हैं : क्या हम निश्चय पहली स्थिति में लौटाए जाने वाले हैं?
diranno: «Torneremo forse alla nostra forma originale,
10. (Dabar) jie sako: „Ar mes tikrai būsime sugrąžinti į (savo) pirminę (gyvenimo) būseną?
Ni jedhu: "sila nuti dhugumatti haala jireenya duriitti ni deebifamnaa?
Они говорят: «Неужели мы будем возвращены к прежнему состоянию?
Они говоре: „Зар ћемо, заиста, из гробова да будемо проживљени?
Sasa wanasema: Ati kweli tutarudishwa kwenye hali ya kwanza?
De säger: ”Ska vi verkligen återföras till vårt tidigare tillstånd,
Şöyle derler: “Biz gerçekten gerisin geriye eski haimize mi döndürüleceğiz?”
کہتے ہیں کہ کیا ہم پہلی کی سی حالت کی طرف پھر لوٹائے جائیں گے؟[1]
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قُلُوبٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ وَاجِفَةٌ
Easy-read (simplified)quloobun yawma'idhin waajifah
DIN 31635qulūbun yawmaʾiḏin wāǧifatun
Hearts on that Day will be pounding.
On that day hearts beat painfully
Hearts on that day shall tremble
Men's hearts on that day shall quake
On that day men's hearts shall tremble
أَبْصَٰرُهَا خَٰشِعَةٌ
Easy-read (simplified)absaaruhaa khaashi'ah
DIN 31635ʾabṣāruhā ḫāšiʿatun
The translators word this verse differently
Their sights downcast.
While eyes are downcast
eyes thereon be humbled
Their looks be downcast
Their looks shall be cast down
79:10 — the verse above
أَءِذَا كُنَّا عِظَٰمًا نَّخِرَةً
Easy-read (simplified)a'idhaa kunnaa 'izaaman nakhirah
DIN 31635ʾaʾiḏā kunnā ʿiẓāman naḫiratan
The translators word this verse differently
When we have become hollow bones?"
Even after we are crumbled bones
What! when we are rotten bones
What! when we have become rotten bones
After we shall have become rotten bones, shall we be again raised to life
قَالُوا۟ تِلْكَ إِذًا كَرَّةٌ خَاسِرَةٌ
Easy-read (simplified)qaaloo tilka idhan karratun khaasirah
DIN 31635qālū tilka ʾiḏan karratun ḫāsiratun
They say, "This is a losing proposition."
They say: Then that would be a vain proceeding
they say, 'That then were a losing return
This then," say they, "will be a return to loss
They say, this then will be a return to loss
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
يَقُولُونَ أَإِنَّا لَمَرْدُودُونَ فِي الْحَافِرَةِ
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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SourceTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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